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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Algorithm #Assessment
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grading - Echocardiography ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... diastology #Diastolic #Dysfunction ... diagnosis #cardiology #POCUS
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grade diastolic ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Cardiology #Diagnosis #Grading
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... , lung rales, peripheral ... may lack lung rales ... identifies systolic dysfunction ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... efforts should focus ... underlying renal dysfunction ... Hyperkalemia #Evaluation #Algorithm
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... #SSTIs #Algorithm ... #Management #skin
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... than sensitive making ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
, hunting, and camping ... adjacent to the focus ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management